Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 16 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 18 | ||
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| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 3 | |
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Royals 9
(21-22, 11-10 away)
Marlins 3
(24-19, 13-11 home)
1:10 PM ET, May 18, 2008
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
W: Z. Greinke (5-1)
L: B. Badenhop (1-3)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 | ||
| A Callaspo 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | ||
| E German LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .268 | ||
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | ||
| J Gobble P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Tupman PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| M Olivo C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .284 | ||
| Y Yabuta P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .174 | ||
| Z Greinke P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | ||
| a-R Gload PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |||
| a-popped out to first for Z Greinke in the 7th b-singled to right for J Gobble in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen (16, B Badenhop); Z Greinke (1, B Badenhop); M Olivo 2 (9, D Waechter, J Miller) HR: M Teahen (2, 3rd inning off B Badenhop 1 on, 0 Out); J Guillen (5, 7th inning off L Kensing 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Guillen 4 (30), M Teahen 2 (12), M Olivo (14) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 2, D DeJesus 2, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Teahen (1, 2nd base off L Kensing/M Treanor) CS: B Butler (1, 2nd base by B Badenhop/M Treanor) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Olivo-M Grudzielanek, T Pena-A Callaspo-R Gload). Outfield Assist: J Guillen (D Uggla at Home); M Teahen (J Cantu at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Z Greinke (W, 5-1) | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 94-60 | 2.18 | |
| J Gobble | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-18 | 3.86 | |
| Y Yabuta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 6.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 132-85 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; J Gobble 7; Y Yabuta 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-5; J Gobble 2-2; Y Yabuta 3-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 46 | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Amezaga CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | ||
| J Hermida RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .285 | ||
| H Ramirez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .310 | ||
| M Jacobs 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| D Uggla 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | ||
| J Cantu 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | ||
| L Gonzalez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| J Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Gregg P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-B Carroll PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 | ||
| M Treanor C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| B Badenhop P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-R Andino PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||
| D Waechter P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Tankersley P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Kensing P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Ross LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |||
| a-walked for B Badenhop in the 3rd b-walked for K Gregg in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Gonzalez (7, Z Greinke); A Amezaga (6, Z Greinke); D Uggla (15, Z Greinke) HR: M Jacobs (11, 4th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Hermida (22), M Jacobs (28), D Uggla (31) GIDP: M Treanor Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Ramirez 1, J Hermida 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D Uggla (1, 2nd base by Z Greinke/M Olivo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Cantu (9, throw) DP: 1 (D Uggla-M Jacobs). | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Badenhop (L, 1-3) | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56-37 | 6.75 | |
| D Waechter | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-28 | 1.80 | |
| T Tankersley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 8.03 | |
| L Kensing | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24-9 | 3.98 | |
| J Miller | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.68 | |
| K Gregg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.61 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 162-103 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Badenhop 17; D Waechter 10; T Tankersley 1; L Kensing 5; J Miller 7; K Gregg 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Badenhop 3-3; D Waechter 3-3; T Tankersley 0-1; L Kensing 0-1; J Miller 0-2; K Gregg 0-2 Game Scores: B Badenhop 24 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| KC | FLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Guillen doubled to deep left center, D DeJesus and A Gordon scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Guillen safe at second on throwing error by third baseman J Cantu, M Grudzielanek and A Gordon scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen homered to left, J Guillen scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| FLA | 3rd | J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Gonzalez scored, R Andino out at second, M Treanor to third. | 6 | 1 |
| FLA | 4th | M Jacobs homered to right. | 6 | 2 |
| FLA | 6th | D Uggla doubled to deep center, H Ramirez scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 7th | J Guillen homered to left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 7th | M Olivo doubled to left, M Teahen scored, B Butler to third. | 9 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 10,617 (27.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Gary Darling |